Bonaire is most famous for its diving and snorkeling, but there is plenty else to keep you occupied, particularly if you like wildlife. It's the kind of place where you'll want to rent a Jeep and go dashing off in search of the wild flamingo, the wild iguana, or even the wild yellow-winged parrot named the Bonairian lora. Beaches are not Bonaire's strong point, and you would be better advised to head to Aruba if that's your passion. However, good swimming beaches include Pink Beach and Boca Cai. Other sites worth seeing: the Akzo Salt Flats, huge white drifts that look like mounds of vanilla ice cream; Goto Meer, a saltwater lagoon that is one of the few nesting places of the pink flamingo; Rincon, the original Spanish settlement on the island; and Washington/Slagbaai National Park, 13,500 acres of tropical desert. Have a great trip.
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We were in Bonaire two years ago. Pink Beach is
my favorite (in the world), stretches forever and
virtually no people....Also - try Hot Shots (near the pier) and rent Vespas for a day - it cost us about $25.US each for the full day and we had a wonderful time. You can easily see most of the island this way, and will see more than in a car.
Jan
I was there two years ago and fell in love with the island. I agree with the others, if beaches is your passion then head to Aruba...night life is not grand on the island...there is plenty of site seeing for the days and diving is the best! Dining is normally
closed by 10:00PM and as most people there are
serious divers there isn't alot of drinking going on (there's always some). Cayman was this year and I didn't like it as much as Bonaire. I'd like to hear back to see what you thought. Also, with the new hotel that had gone up near the airport, has it had any affect on the marine life or reefs? The tour operators use to all work together and set times as to when they would visit the locations; this way there was never crowding and you would always be sure that the location was available. Rumours were that the new hotel was going to let tourist take boats out themselves and anchor where they pleased...naturally this would affect the rest of the dive operators...is this happening?